kohanga reo

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kohanga reo

(kɔːˈhɑːŋɑː ˈreɪəʊː)

NZ an infant class in which the lessons are conducted in Māori

[Māori, literally: language nest]

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They were among the good-natured marchers carrying hand-painted banners from their communities, district health board (DHBs) workplaces and kohanga reo.

Maori nurses call for change

A new order of education emerged in the 1980s when Nga Kohanga Reo began as a community initiative.

Heteroglossial positioning? Biculturalism in early childhood education in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Between May and September 2016, the Ministry of Education organised almost 90 meetings with the education sector to discuss proposed changes to the way we fund our ECE services, our nga kohanga reo and our primary and secondary schools.

New Zealand : Funding Review proposals go to next stage

The metaphor of kohanga, or 'nest', used in this song is well recognised by most New Zealanders in relation to Te Kohanga Reo, a collective of early childhood centres where te reo Maori is the dominant language.

Head, heart, hand: embodying Maori language through song/Hinengaro, Manawa me nga ringaringa

Education, kohanga reo and Kaupapa Maori seem crucial in this leading to the Official Language status in 1981.

TE REO MAORI, PHILOSOPHY AND COLONIALISM: A CONVERSATION WITH MAORI PHILOSOPHER CARL MIKA

It has also just been converted to Te Reo Maori for the country's kohanga reo centres.

Meanwhile, back at pre-school

Educational and family-oriented organisations, such as Puriri Whakamaru, Women's Refuge, Te Kohanga Reo, Nga Tamatoa, and others, have for some time been at the forefront of revitalising Maori cultural development.

Indigenous rights in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Inakitia rawatia hei kakano mo apopo: students' encounters with bicultural commitment

Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi (Ngati Porou, Ngati Kahungunu, Nga Puhi) is a leader in the Kohanga Reo (Language Nest) movement in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

53rd Adult Learning Australia (ALA) Conference in partnership with ACE Aotearoa. Confident Communities--Hapori Tu Rangatira

Early childhood centres (ECCs) include government licensed and regulated facilities for children up to six years of age that include kindergarten, childcare, daycare, creche, kohanga reo, language nest, playcentre, early learning centre, nursery school, Montessori and Rudolf-Steiner preschools.

Breastfeeding knowledge and education needs of early childhood centre staff

Through fundraising and grants, the group travelled to London to be taught by experts Manaia and Te Kohanga Reo - and they in turn visited Teesside for training sessions.

Just a few steps to paradise; Meet the dancers bringing sunshine south sea island sounds to Teesside

The curriculum itself was developed by two academics, Helen May and Margaret Carr, now respectively professors of education at Otago and Waikato universities, in consultation with members of the Te Kohanga Reo Trust (representing indigenous Maori people) and representatives of the various early childhood groups.

An analysis of New Zealand's changing history, policies and approaches to early childhood education

Te Kohanga Reo blossomed around the country to well over 500 centres in six years (Jenkins, 1994).